Name & fee change coming to NM
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David58
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What I saw, too. ALL wildlife will be under the purview of the new department. My level of trust in things bureaucratic in New Mexico, I don't have much confidence that this will be an improvement.
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David58
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Lawmakers again aim to reform New Mexico Department of Game and Fish • Source New Mexico
Lawmakers are again mulling reforms to the New Mexico’s wildlife management and conservation agency during the 60-day legislative session.
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kiwi hunter
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Same wolf just different clothing
I get concerned when the Legislature gets into the budget mix, and G&F names turn into Wildlife Depts.
States where this has been done have tuned into anti hunt fish depts. Or run by the Legislature/budget.
CA, MT ,CO.
Granted the NM commish has been in the Guv pocket. The budget is my worry.
States where this has been done have tuned into anti hunt fish depts. Or run by the Legislature/budget.
CA, MT ,CO.
Granted the NM commish has been in the Guv pocket. The budget is my worry.
Valley1320
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Name change is dumb
It seems to match a lot of other commissions in terms of staggering them & not giving an incoming governor carte Blanche to restructure a commission & helps transfer institutional knowledge to new commissioners from old.
$3.3 million for habitat and non-game is small potatoes but it's needed. Especially if there is no revenue increase & 29 becomes a desperate revenue situation.
A healthy skepticism is always warranted but this doesn't seem too bad on its face. Certainly wouldn't result in a change to benefit the anti's and NM is just "enchanted" enough to withstand that draw to the left.
$3.3 million for habitat and non-game is small potatoes but it's needed. Especially if there is no revenue increase & 29 becomes a desperate revenue situation.
A healthy skepticism is always warranted but this doesn't seem too bad on its face. Certainly wouldn't result in a change to benefit the anti's and NM is just "enchanted" enough to withstand that draw to the left.
Billinthedesert
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The name change does seem an unnecessary expense, but the changes in how game commission members are selected make sense. I don't trust any governor to make appointments in the public interest.
"However, the makeup would be three at-large members with backgrounds in wildlife issues, and four positions with specific backgrounds: a farmer or rancher, a conservationist, a hunter or angler and an academic in wildlife science. The reforms would also mandate all commissioners reside in different counties and no more than four can be from the same political party.
"The new nominating committee charged with submitting names for consideration would include members of the state’s two universities, a member of a Native American nation, tribe or pueblo, and four members of legislative leadership from both parties.
"The proposal would increase term-times for commissioners to six-year staggered terms, rather than four years."
"However, the makeup would be three at-large members with backgrounds in wildlife issues, and four positions with specific backgrounds: a farmer or rancher, a conservationist, a hunter or angler and an academic in wildlife science. The reforms would also mandate all commissioners reside in different counties and no more than four can be from the same political party.
"The new nominating committee charged with submitting names for consideration would include members of the state’s two universities, a member of a Native American nation, tribe or pueblo, and four members of legislative leadership from both parties.
"The proposal would increase term-times for commissioners to six-year staggered terms, rather than four years."
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